Bottle valve



Patented Oct. 23, 1934 UNITED STATES P A T E F l C E 6 Claims.

i 10 generally similar structural features, I will de- "scribe in detail only such as I have found constitute the best so far devised for carrying the invention into practice, reference being had tothe accompanying `drawing showing these struc- 15 tures, and forming a part of this specification,

and wherein,

Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view through the neck of a bottle equipped with my invention, the bottle neck being upright.

Figure 2 is a similar View, the bottle neck being turned to horizontal position.

` Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken substantially on line 3--3 of Figure l.

Figure 4 is a detail section illustrating a slight modication of the valve member.

Figure 5 is a View similar to Figure 1 showing a different form of my invention.

Figure 6 is a horizontal section taken substantially on line 6-6 of Figure 5, and

Figure 'l is a detail vertical section through still another modification.

Referring now especially to Figure 1, I have shown a substantially cylindrical valve cage 10 intertting the end portion of a bottle neck l1, with an outstanding annular -flange or lip 12 spaced fromthe flanged end of the bottle neck by means of a cork or other ring 13. Seated against the outer face of the liange 12 is the peripheral portion of a disk 14, which may be formed of metal, porcelain or other material and has a centrally located and outwardly `protuberant boss 15 having therethrough inclined pouring apertures 16, all arranged to prevent ready insertion of `a wire or other tool, with the purpose of unseating the valve as hereinafter described.

A cap 17 has an annular band portion 18 disposed circumjacent the peripheries of the disc 14, ilange 12, ring 13 and flange 19 of the bottle neck, its inner terminal edge 2O being spun inwardly against the lower face of the bottle flange 10. This cap seatsiagainst the outer face of the disc 14, and has a central pouring spout 21 surrounding and spaced from the boss 15. Thus the disc 14 and the valve cage flange 12 are eifectively clamped to the flange 19 of the bottle and `trolling member 27 to swing with its flange 26 the cage 10 permanently'locked in telescoping position within. the bottle neck.

At its inner end, the cage 1i) has a bottom wall or plate 22 provided witha central opening 23, and, except in thepouring position, as hereinafter explained, this opening is closed by the central imperforate portion of the valve wall or plate 24 oi the cylindrical valve member 25 which slidably interfits the cage 10.

The upper, outer ends of valve member 25 terminates substantially below, or inwardly beyond, the flanged outer end of cage l0 and is normally engaged by the narrow annular iange 26 at the outer end of a irusto-conical valve controlling member 27 which in this instance is hollow, with opposing wall apertures 28 and an open inner smaller end, within the valve member 25. In this latter end of member 27 is loosely seated the reversely tapering body oi a weight 29 having a head 30 below the member 27 and having a disc 31 secured to its inner end adapted to engage the inner surface of said member 27 at a point above, or outwardly of, the wall apertures 28.

When the bottle is upright as in Figure 1, the weight 29 depends from the valve controlling 80 member 2'? and the latter is seated on the upper, outer end'of valve member 25,-but when the bottle is turned to horizontal position, the weight 29, tending to drop, shifts the valve controlling member 27 to the canted position shown in Figure 2, the lower portion of its flange 26 bearing against the inner face of disc 14 and the upper portion of its said flange engaging the upper portion of the edge oi valve member 25 to forcibly press the valve plate 24 in seated position against the apertured base of cage lil. rThus in this position the valve is still held closed and the bottle must be tipped sufilciently past the horizontal position to overcome weight 29 and permit the valve conflatwise against the inner surface of disc 14 ben 95 fore the valve member 25 is released for movement away from the base of the valve cage to permit liquid from the Abottle to pass through opening 23 of the cage, openings 32 around the central imperforate portion of the valve plate 24, openings 28 of the valve controlling member 27 and finally through openings 16 of the disc 14. Obviously even in this position any attempt to ll the bottle by suction, after exhausting the V, air therefrom, will result in prompt seating of the valve plate over the outlet opening 23, since the valve member is still free to so move. This is also true of any attempt to force liquid into the bottle under pressure. Y

As seen in Figure 4, the valve member 25EL may #40 have its inner valve plate or wall 24:a provided with a central rounded projecting portion 33 to enter the cage opening 23.

Moreover, instead of having its weight 29 as a separate part as in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the valve controlling member may, as shown in Figures 5 and 6, having a weighty frusto-conioal body 34 with a narrow flange 35 at its larger end to engage the outer edge of the valve member. In this form, the body 34, except for lengthwise liquid openings or bores 36, will be solid so as to operate as a unit the same as the parts 27 and 29 of the form of Figures 1, 2 and 3. Here, too, I have shown the valve cage 10e as set within the bottle neck 11a to a depth suilicient to permit of the use of a cork 3'7 or similar closure for normally closing the bottle in the usual manner.

According tol Figure '7, the valve controlling member 27aL may be of the same hollow form of member 27 and have wall openings 28a. The weight 29a is also of substantially the same shape as weight 29, having a tapering body and a lower head 30a, but is without the disc 31 inside the member 27 and is somewhat longer than weight 29 so as to eliminate any danger of accidental displacement. The operation is obviously the same, and the advantages inherent by reason of the operation of the parts as previously set forth, are plainly common to the several structural forms of my invention described and included within the terms of the following claims.

1. A bottle valve including a cylindrical cage interiitting the bottle neck, having a wall thereacross provided with an opening, a cylindrical valve member, the Wall of which slidably interi-its said cage, having an apertured valve plate, a portion of which normally closes said opening and an apertured valve controlling member within the valve member having a iiange at its outer end abutting the respective end of the valve member, and also including a Weight inwardly beyond said ilange to cant the controlling member when the bottle is tilted and maintain a portion of its flange in pressing relation against the valve member until the bottle has been tilted past a horizontal position.

2. A bottle valve including a cylindrical cage intertting the bottle neck and having a centrally apertured cross Wall at its inner end, a cylindrical valve member slidably intertting the cage, having an outer open end and having a perforate valve plate at its inner end the central imperforate portion of which normally closes the cage aperture, and a valve controlling member including a ange seated inwardly against the edge of the valve member around its open outer end, said controlling member projecting axially inwardly of the valve member for the major portion of its depth and having a weight for canting the flange when the bottle is tilted whereby to continue pressure against the Valve member until the bottle has been tilted past a horizontal position.

3. A bottle valve including a cylindrical cage intertting the bottle neck, having a wall thereacross provided with an opening, a cylindrical valve member, the wall of which slidably interts said cage, having an apertured valve plate, a portion of which normally closes said opening and an apertured valve controlling member within the valve member having a flange at its outer end abutting the respective end of the valve member, and also including a weight inwardly beyond said ange to cant the controlling member when the bottle is tilted and maintain a portion of its flange in pressing relation against the valve member until the bottle has been tilted past a horizontal position, the said cage closing portion of the valve plate having a protuberance to enter the said opening of the cage.

4. A bottle valve including a cylindrical cage intertting the bottle neck and having a centrally apertured cross wall at its inner end, a cylindrical valve member slidably interfitting the cage, having an outer open end and having a perforate valve plate at its inner end the central imperforate portion of which normally closes the cage aperture, and a valve controlling member including a flange seated inwardly against the edge of the valve member around its open outer end, and a hollow apertured body projecting axially, inwardly of the valve member, and a weight movably intertting the inner end of said body for canting the controlling member when the bottle is tilted.

5. A bottle valve including a cylindrical cage intertting the bottle neck and having a centrally apertured cross wall at its inner end, a cylindrical valve member slidably intertting the cage, having an outer open end and having a perforate valve plate at its inner end the central imperiorate portion of which normally closes the cage aperture, and a valve controlling member including a iiange seated inwardly against the edge of the valve member around its open outer end, and a hollow apertured body projecting axially, inwardly of the valve member, and a weight movably interiitting the inner end of said body for canting the controlling member when the bottle is tilted, said hollow body of said controlling member being in the form of a frustrum of a cone and said weight having a body tapered oppositely with respect to said hollow body into which it extends.

6. A bottle valve including a cylindrical cage intertting the bottle neck and having a centrally apertured cross wall at its inner end, a cylindrical valve member slidably intertting the cage, having an outer open end and having a perforate valve plate at its inner end the central imperforate portion of which normally closes the cage aperture, and a valve controlling member including a flange seated inwardly against the edge of the valve member around its open outer end, and a hollow apertured body projecting axially, inwardly of the valve member, and a weight movably interitting the inner end of said body for canting the controlling member when the bottle is tilted, said hollow body of said controlling member being in the form of a frustrum of a cone and said weight having a body tapered oppositely with respect to said hollow body into which it extends and a disc secured to the inner end of said weight Within said hollow body to engage the latter and limit movement of the weight in one direction, the weight having an enlarged head at its opposite end.

JOHN CALIGIURI. 

